Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Introducing LaCo (or AJAX for the non-programmer)

From “The Spotty Blog” today, we learn about a new Ajax toolkit that allows developers to add Ajax functionality “without getting their hands dirty” with the actual code - LaCo - Late Content.

They demonstrate four different kinds of usage:

  • Automatic - giving sections of the site a src in a laco_src attribute
  • User-activeated - a laco_target attribute in the link fires off the action
  • User-ativated with a toggle - the same, but with the option to hide as well
  • On Mouse Over - activated on hover with laco_target and laco_toggle attributes

All that’s required to use this library is to include prototype and the laco.js files into your page. You can grab the download here and try it out.

50 AJAX Reference Websites From Around the World

As a consistent devotee of the AJAX scene over the past year or so I have hundreds of feeds in my reader. Recently, I've had several email requests from readers requesting to know what AJAX websites I visit daily. While I visit any title that interest me, these are the sites I go to consistently.

Since the coining of the the term AJAX over a year ago hundreds if not thousands of websites, blogs and forums have been buzzing with posts on the subject. As I've found this can sometimes leave search engines bewildered as to where the current and relevant information really exists. So I thought I would put together this list of what I think are some of the most relevant AJAX sites are worldwide.

Please consider this list of AJAX reference sites to be in its infancy. I don't read as many languages as I'd like to so the current list is rather limited by language. Please feel free to add to this list by adding a comment to this post with other useful AJAX resource sites. If you think the idea of a moderated AJAX website resource list is a good idea let me know and I'll set up a wiki.

Special thanks to all of the hard working developers who are spending their free time share their knowledge with all of us!

English
Ajaxian
Simply one of the best AJAX sites on the web. Daily updates, insightful commentary and coverage of Ajax development around the world.

AJAX Blog
Daily AJAX content with sreenshots and commentary.

AJAX Camp
Ajax Camp is a community for learning, interacting, and asking questions about web-based development using Javascript and Ajax.

AjaxForums
Very active forums focusing on AJAX

AJAX Freaks
This website exists to provide you with information to use while learning or developing AJAX. If you need AJAX Help or you would like to provide AJAX Help to other developers, you are in the right place.

AJAX Geek
All things ajax, css, dhtml, xml, javascript, and geekier

AJAX Goals
AJAX site with forums, code samples, news and articles

AJAX Guru
AJAX blog by Kishore

AJAX Impact
Very nice AJAX Community with great references

AjaxLessons
AjaxLessons.com is a resource for ajax tutorials as well as information surrounding Ajax and web 2.0.

AJAX Line
AJAX Community with a blog, forum and tutorials

Ajaxlinks
AJAX links, code samples and news

AJAX Magazine
AJAX blog focusing on new AJAX developments.

AJAXMatters
Ajax Matters is an informational site about AJAX (short for "Advanced Javascripting and XML" or "Asynchronous JavaScripting and XML") and how these technologies are applied to web development. Simply put, I started Ajax Matters to collect and share information about the XMLHTTPRequest object, JavaScript and XML.

AJAX Patterns
The publicly editable repository of all things Ajax. Design Patterns, Frameworks, Libraries, Tools and Links

AJAX Projects
AJAX Projects categorized by programming language

AJAX Review
AJAX and web 2.0 dissected. The purpose of this site is simple. Take nifty web-tools, analyze them, post screenshots, and help people find useful (and not so useful) web applications

AJAX Talk
Discuss the new web

Ajax Technology Forums
Asynchronous JavaScript And XML Ajax forums, discussions and tech issues.

Ajax Tutorial
Ajax help for newbies

AJAXwith
AJAX resources and information

AJAX World
AJAX discussion group with over a thousand members!

Aspects of AJAX
AJAX blog with loads of resources

Coding In Paradise
Excellent and thoughtful AJAX tutorials and techniques by Brad Neuberg

Cyber Dummy
AJAX code samples and source code

Fiftyfoureleven
Fiftyfoureleven.com consists of a weblog and resources that focus on web development: designing, programming, copywriting and more.

Jep's Rich User Interfaces blog
About AJAX Performance and some other things by Jep Castelein of Backbase

Logicalley
AJAX blog by Chris van de Steeg author of LiveGrid

Mozilla Developer Center
Great site to get a first look at AJAX.

Panasonic Youth
AJAX blog by Rob Sanheim with a focus on AJAX and Java

Protolize
Protolize is a place where we share most commonly used and helpful tools out there that we like to use as a web designer + developer.

Rob Gonda
Great AJAX Coldfusion content with commentary

Software As She’s Developed
AJAX, java, patterns, usability by Michael Mahemoff

There and Back Again
The weblog of Joshua Eichorn, AJAX, PHP and Open Source

Tony Yoo
I've been getting many requests from people asking for this page where they can access different resources that are not included in Protolize.org website. So I've decided to keep this page up for those people.

Web 2.0 Technologies
Blog with resources for AJAX, javaScript and rails

Italian
On Ajax
Italian blog covering AJAX developments

Open AJAX
Italian AJAX community site with forums, demos and articles

Sastroup
Italian language site with resources for AJAX, javascript and PHP.

German
Ajax Aspekte
German language AJAX blog with loads of resources

AJAX Community
German language site devoted to AJAX and web 2.0 developments.

Ajax Info
German language blog focusing on AJAX and web 2.0.

Ajax Scripting
A nice German language ajax blog.

Alvit - The Web Developers Handbook
A German website written in English full of web dev resources. There is a nice section on AJAX, DOM and css

Mathertel
German blog presented in English with some nice AJAX references and projects by Matthias Hertel

Japanese
Ajax Blog
Japanese Ajax presented in English (Asynchronous JavaScript + XML) blog by Yukio Andoh.

Atmarkit
Japanese language AJAX site providing code samples and source code

Hatena
Japanese site presented in English with AJAX resources

Korean

OK JSP
Korean language site coving AJAX, JSP and XML

Spanish
Ingeniuz
Spanish language site with a useful AJAX section

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